Effects of exposure to sexual content in the media on adolescent sexual behaviors: The moderating role of multitasking with media

Media Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 222-242

  Jeong, Se Hoon ^a   Hwang, Yoori ^b   Fishbein, Martin ^c  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 77956622981     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2010.502872     Document Type: Article

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